Kensuke Sasaki
| Kensuke Sasaki | |
|---|---|
Sasaki as GHC Heavyweight Champion in 2008 | |
| Born | August 4, 1966 Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Rin Kadokura (daughter-in-law) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Benkei Sasaki Kendo Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki Kensuki Sasaki Masked Volcano Power Warrior |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Trained by | Tokyo Joe |
| Debut | February 16, 1986 |
| Retired | February 13, 2014 |
Kensuke Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 健介, Sasaki Kensuke, born August 4, 1966) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his numerous runs in the top three Japanese wrestling promotions; New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Pro Wrestling Noah. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring, which was also named Kensuke Office.
Sasaki is the first of five men ever to hold all three of puroresu's major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, and the GHC Heavyweight Championship), the others being Yoshihiro Takayama, Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima, and Yuji Nagata - totaling seven world championship reigns. Sasaki also competed in MMA and won both fights by submission, remaining undefeated in mixed martial arts competition.